near Shabbona, Iowa
September 20, 2010
Throughout our ride on the Lincoln Highway we would pass by extensive wind farm turbines crossing our path both on the road (in parts on trucks) and in the fields. This farm near Shabbona, Iowa was controversial (as many were). Despite Iowa getting about 15% of its power from wind (Iowa is the 2nd largest producer of wind energy in the U.S.) this farm resulted in a lawsuit brought by about 40 landowners around the Shabbona area. The wind farm was a Florida Power and Light Company(FPL) project to build and operate 133 wind turbines in the area. Lots of issues were of concern: property values, health issues, noise issues, zoning issues, and visual issues to name a few. Many such lawsuits were designed to delay wind farm development while the issues are sorted out.
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